Sandra Blow

Author:   Michael Bird
Publisher:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
ISBN:  

9780853319214


Pages:   172
Publication Date:   18 August 2005
Format:   Hardback
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Sandra Blow


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Sandra Blow (b. 1925) is one of the most important British artists of the last 50 years. During this time of rapid change in the art world, her commitment to abstract painting has resulted in a large and diverse body of work of distinctive power and subtlety. Despite her high reputation, little has previously been published about Blow. This is the first full-length study of her life and art. Lavishly illustrated throughout, it provides the first fully representative selection of works spanning all stages of her career. Michael Bird has worked in close collaboration with the artist and has drawn on a wealth of unpublished material. He explores the crucial importance of abstraction to Blow, and looks in depth at her relationship to other artists including Alberto Burri and Roger Hilton. He also places Blow's work in the context of British and international art movements of the post-war period and late twentieth century. Through close attention to Blow's studio practice, this book provides wide-ranging insights into her creative process. It reveals the intensity of emotional engagement and technical experimentation that lie behind the apparent spontaneity of her vivid handling of materials, colour and form.

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Author:   Michael Bird
Publisher:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Imprint:   Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 22.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   1.043kg
ISBN:  

9780853319214


ISBN 10:   0853319219
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   18 August 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword by Norman Rosenthal; Acknowledgements; Introduction: What comes into it; Who is she? 1925-1946; New territories 1947-1950; Getting noticed 1950-1957; Something of that great simplicity 1957-1960; A personal kind of movement 1960-1969; The architecture of surfaces 1970-1979; The biggest splash 1980-1994; This time the sea 1994-2004; Coda: November 2004; Notes; Exhibitions; Collections; Chronology

Reviews

'A fascinating read for any Blow enthusiast.' Cornwall Today 'Bird's lavishly illustrated retrospective text, the first devoted to Blow, finally gives the artist and her large-scale, vividly hued, obdurately abstract work their due... Highly recommended.' Choice


Author Information

Michael Bird is an author, art historian and broadcaster who has written widely on 20th-century British art. His previous books for Lund Humphries include Bryan Wynter (2010) and Lynn Chadwick (2014). He is a visiting lecturer at Falmouth University.

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